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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2010
Andrea DE Pasquale, Madrid, ES;
Francisco Javier Dominguez Romero, Madrid, ES;
Andrea De Pasquale, Madrid, ES;
Francisco Javier Dominguez Romero, Madrid, ES;
Vodaphone Group PLC, Newbury, Berkshire, GB;
Abstract
In RAN sharing scenarios wherein radio spectrum allocated to multiple mobile network operators is split into at least one carrier, the steps for switching the configurations of carriers for RAN sharing are proposed here, defining: The start point for switching is single carrier in the pooled configuration. Traffic load in the shared single carrier is constantly measured to compare it with a threshold, so that, when the measured load exceeds the threshold and if spectrum pre-emption is possible to create additional carriers, the switching from the single carrier in the pooled configuration to the plurality of carriers is performed, selecting the configuration for each carrier from three possible options: pooled, dedicated or a combination of both.